Flytrap



2 Sheets-.Sheet 2 H. A. FAES May 22, 1923.

FLYTRAP Filed March '7, 1922 Patented May 22, 1923.

HENRY A. FAES, 0F CROOK, COLORADO.

FLYTRAP.

Application led March 7, 1922.

To `tZZ iwhom t may concern.'`

Be it known that HENRY A. FAES, citizen of the United States, residingat Crook, in the county of Logan and State of Colorado, has .inventedcertain new and `useful Improvements in Flytraps,l.of which theyfollowing is a specification, reference being ,had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

The invention relates to fly traps, and :hasv

for its .object to providea combination window and stand Hy trap, whichtrap lis rectangular .in shape, and has its front and rear walls formed.from mesh material and yprovided -with a .il'y entrance .-pyramidalshaped, the front wall .of which is formed Jfrom translucent material,such for instance as celluloid, .the .loweredge of which is adapted toengage -a window pane frictionally and cause the flies as -they crawl upthe .paneto be guided Iinto the fly entrance and intothe trap.

A further .object is to providea detachable bait ,pan beneath theflyentrance lfor the reception of bait, said `pan being suspended from ahook in such a manner that the pan when slightly tilted will allow baitto be poured liiitqthe pan.

A further object is to provide the vdownwardly and outwardly extendingwalls of the pyramidal entrance with extensions to which downwardly andoutwardly extending guide members are hingedly connected and limited intheir downward movement, said guide members have slidably carriedextensions yforming means Jfor guiding flies as they crawl up a windowpane or a screen door, into the entrance. Also to provide means wherebythe guide members may be held in vertical position when the trap issupported on a horizontal support, such for instance as a window ledge.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe pr'ecise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the trap showing thesame supported against a window frame and with the guide membersextended.

Figure is a vertical transverse sectional Serial No. 541,683.

view through 1the tra-'p taken on vline 2-2 of :Figure l.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal .sectional View through the trap,showing` the guide members held lout of .operative position.l

Referring to the drawings, the numeral l designates Va rectangularshaped receptacle, the frontwall 2 and the rear wall 3 of which are`formed from wire mesh, the side and @top walls- Abeing` preferablyvformed from ia single sheet of material. The top wall 4f is Vprovidedwith a. slidable closure 5, which isre moved when the contents of thetrap are being removed. The trap is suspended adjacent a window pane 6by the supports 7, which may have connected thereto any means desiredfor attaching to the window frame.

Extending upwardly into the bottom of the receptacle 1 is a pyramidalshaped insect entrance 8, the .front wall 9 of which is formed fromtransluscent material such for instance as Celluloid, thereby allowingAlight topass through into the entrance 8 .in .such a manner as toattract the insects vas they move upwardly, provide substantially a.surface smooth like the glass 6 -over which Ithe insects .crawl all theway to the opening 10, through which they pass into the receptacle 1.The lower end of the Celluloid member 9, forming the front wall of theentrance, extends slightly forwardly of 'the front side 2 of thereceptacle 1 and closely engages the inner side of the window pane 6,thereby preventing the insects from passing upwardly 'between the frontwall 2 and the pane 6. All the walls of the entrance 8, with theexception of the front wall 9 are formed from wire mesh.

Disposed slightly below the insect entrance 8 is an elongated bait pan12, which bait pan is carried by a U-shaped member 13 having upwardlyextending arms 14, the upper ends of which terminate in right angularlyextending arms 15, which extend through the wire mesh of the sides ofthe insect entrance 8 as shown in Figure 3, thereby supporting` the baitpan in such a manner that it may be easily iilled by simply pulling thelower end of the trap outwardly, which will allow the pan 12 to beeasily reached and refilled.

Extending downwardly and outwardly at substantially the same angle as'the side walls of the entrance 8 are ledges 16, to the upand at thesame time to,

guided into: `the fly entrance 8, and thencel into the trap.

When 'the device is resting on a window silly or other support, and isnot used adjacent awindowy pane, the guide members 18 are fmoved tovertical positions after the eX- tensions 19 have been moved inwardlyland are held in vertical position by the pivoted ,yokesl 20 carried bythe receptacle, which yokes are passed over the free ends of the` guidemembers 18. The support for the device, when the guide membersl 11S arefolded as shown in Figure 3, is the lower end of each of the'ledges 16,which ledges are positioned `slightly below7 the lower side of the bait'pan, therefore it will be seen that the bait pan will not rest on thewindow sill or other support, and consequently the bait pan may beeasily iilled at all times.

Fromthe above. it will 'be seen that a fly V trap is provided, which is-simple in construction, parts reduced to a minimum, and the trap soconstructed that flies will be guided therein.

The invention having been set iorth what y is claimed as new and usefulis:

l. The combination with an insect trap guide members 18 and theextenadapted to 'be disposed adjacent a'window pane, an insect entrancein the bottom of said trap, of pivotally connected downwardly andoutwardly extending guide.

members carried by the trap at each side of the insect entrance andmeans for holding said guide members in substantially vertical positionsadjacent the sides of the trap.

2. The combination with. an insect trap adapted to be disposed vadjacenta window pane, an insect entrance in the bottom of said trap, ofpivotally connected down'- wardly' and outwardly extendingv guidemembers carried bythe trap at each side of the4 insect entrance, meansfor" limiting the downward movement of the pivoted guide member, by theguide members, and means for holdin'g the guide members in inoperativeposition adjacent the sidesof the trap.

` 3. An insect trap comprisingy a receptacle adapted to be supportedadjacent va window, downwardly and outwardly extending legs carried bysaid receptacle and forming means for supporting the trap on ahorizontal support, insect guide members pivotedl to said legs at pointsspaced from theirlends,said legs forming means for limiting V'the'downward movement lofthe guide members, means for holding .the guidemembers in vvvertical positions adjacent thesides ot theV trap, a

iy entrance between the guides, a baitk pan pivoted below the insectentrance and hav-ing` its lower side higher ythan 'the lower ends of thesupporting legs 'of the trap. l v ln testimony whereof I hereunto aiiixmy signature.v

' HENRY'AFAES.

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